{"product_id":"the-practical-renaissance-information-culture-and-the-quest-for-knowledge-in-early-modern-england-1500-1640-paperback","title":"The Practical Renaissance: Information Culture and the Quest for Knowledge in Early Modern England, 1500-1640 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonna A. Seger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat sort of information did people in early modern England seek? In \u003ci\u003eThe Practical Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e Donna Seger explores the diffusion and reception of prescriptive publications over the 16th and 17th centuries. Published in an age of dynamic religious and political change, these texts demonstrate the universal desire for health and wealth, a fortified body and an orderly household. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShowing how classical and continental information had been \"Englished\" over time, this book shows how new publications supplanted these traditional ideas with more empirical and authoritative knowledge. Published in an age of dynamic religious and political change, these texts, which include plague tracts, husbandry handbooks, printed recipe books, and navigation manuals, demonstrate the universal desire for health and wealth, a fortified body and an orderly household. Divided into three parts, the opening chapters explore factors which affected the diffusion of practical knowledge via prescriptive texts. Part two focuses on the interaction between new discoveries and traditional authority, and the final section considers debates in the 'medical marketplace', the term 'knowledge-mongerer' and the commodification of knowledge at this time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA thorough exploration into the popular and pragmatic expressions of the period, \u003ci\u003eThe Practical Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new window into the movement in which knowledge and information became power.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonna A. Seger \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of History at Salem State University, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 10, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45571604545638,"sku":"9781350200241","price":76.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/oEthUb8Oqa9781350200241.webp?v=1777452634","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-practical-renaissance-information-culture-and-the-quest-for-knowledge-in-early-modern-england-1500-1640-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}